Trump Declares National Emergency to Ban Some Foreign Grid Equipment
Longtime Slashdot reader dhartshorn writes: Foreign-produced "bulk power" equipment is now effectively banned, and the list of what constitutes such equipment is essentially everything used to make up the grid... much of which we are heavily dependent on foreign sources to supply. In a Wednesday executive order, President Trump said foreign supply of electric equipment "constitutes an unusual and…
President Trump has declared a national emergency to ban foreign-produced bulk power equipment, effectively prohibiting a wide range of items used in the grid. This includes substations, transformers, batteries for energy storage, generators, turbines, and software. The decision is based on the unusual and extraordinary threat that foreign supply of such equipment poses to national security.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright will determine which specific equipment constitutes a threat in coordination with other officials. The move comes amid reported cyberattacks on U.S. water systems, which officials suspect may have ties to Iran. The ban does not single out any particular country by name.
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